AI Engineer

Job Description

AI Engineer:
On behalf of our Financial Services client, Procom is searching for an AI Engineer for a full-time role. This position is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite at our client’s Toronto office.

AI Engineer - Job Description:
The AI Engineer will work on designing and developing AI-enabled workflows to enhance mortgage processes. This role involves new development focused on agentic workflows and document intelligence to improve productivity and decision quality.

AI Engineer - Responsibilities:
• Design and build AI-enabled workflows for residential mortgage use cases
• Translate business rules and underwriting policies into modular prompts and retrieval pipelines
• Develop production-quality code using Python, SQL, FastAPI, and integrate AI services
• Create test cases and evaluation datasets to meet quality standards
• Implement safeguards for privacy, security, and cost control
• Support UAT, production releases, and ongoing monitoring
• Refactor components into maintainable services

AI Engineer - Mandatory Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, mathematics, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, or applied AI
• Experience building production AI solutions, including RAG and agentic workflows
• Strong experience with Python, SQL, APIs, and cloud services
• Ability to combine probabilistic AI techniques with deterministic rules
• Working knowledge of retrieval quality, prompt testing, and error analysis
• Experience collaborating with various teams through design and production release

AI Engineer – Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Databricks, MLflow, Vector Search, or Azure OpenAI Service
• Experience in financial services or mortgage lending
• Knowledge of regulated technology environments
• Experience with red teaming and cost optimization
• Familiarity with third-party partnerships

AI Engineer – Assignment Length:
This is a permanent position.

AI Engineer - Start Date:
ASAP.

AI Engineer - Assignment Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This position is hybrid with 3 days in the office.

This employer uses both human and technology-assisted tools to support candidate screening and assessment. Final hiring decisions are made by people.